scholarly journals On pion mass and decay constant from theory

Author(s):  
Ole Lynnerup Trinhammer ◽  
Henrik G. Bohr

Abstract We calculate the pion mass from Goldstone modes in the Higgs mechanism related to the neutron decay. The Goldstone pion modes acquire mass by a vacuum misalignment of the Higgs field. The size of the misalignment is controlled by the ratio between the electronic and the nucleonic energy scales. The nucleonic energy scale is involved in the neutron to proton transformation and the electronic scale is involved in the related creation of the electronic state in the course of the electroweak neutron decay. The respective scales influence the mapping of the intrinsic configuration spaces used in our description. The configuration spaces are the Lie groups U(3) for the nucleonic sector and U(2) for the electronic sector. These spaces are both compact and lead to periodic potentials in the Hamiltonians in coordinate space. The periodicity and strengths of these potentials control the vacuum misalignment and leads to a pion mass of 135.2(1.5) MeV with an uncertainty mainly from the fine structure coupling at pionic energies. The pion decay constant 92 MeV results from comparing the fourth order self-coupling in an effective pion field theory with the corresponding fourth order term in the Higgs potential. We suggest analogies with the Goldberger-Treiman relation.

Geophysics ◽  
1979 ◽  
Vol 44 (7) ◽  
pp. 1193-1207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruce T. May ◽  
Donald K. Straley

Higher‐order terms in the generalized seismic reflection moveout equation are usually neglected, resulting in the familiar second‐order, or hyperbolic, moveout equation. Modeling studies show that the higher‐order terms are often significant, and their neglect produces sizable traveltime residuals after correction for moveout in such cases as kinked‐ray models. Taner and Koehler (1969) introduced velocity spectra for estimating stacking velocity defined on the basis of second‐order moveout. Through the use of orthogonal polynomials, an iterative procedure is defined that permits computation of fourth‐order moveout spectra while simultaneously upgrading the previously computed, second‐order spectra. Emphasis is placed on the fourth‐order term, but the procedure is general and can be expanded to higher orders. When used with synthetic and field recorded common‐midpoint (CMP) trace data, this technique produces significant improvements in moveout determination affecting three areas: (1) resolution and interpretability of moveout spectra, (2) quality of CMP stacked sections, and (3) computation of velocity and depth for inverse modeling.


2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (14) ◽  
pp. 1550095 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Soo Myung ◽  
Taeyoon Moon

In this paper, an exactly scale-invariant spectrum of scalar perturbation generated during de Sitter spacetime is found from the gravity model of the nonminimal derivative coupling with fourth-order term. The nonminimal derivative coupling term generates a healthy (ghost-free) fourth-order derivative term, while the fourth-order term provides an unhealthy (ghost) fourth-order derivative term. The Harrison–Zel’dovich spectrum obtained from Fourier transforming the fourth-order propagator in de Sitter space is recovered by computing the power spectrum in its momentum space directly. It shows that this model provides a truly scale-invariant spectrum, in addition to the Lee–Wick scalar theory.


2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (09) ◽  
pp. 1350025 ◽  
Author(s):  
GUSTAVO S. LOZANO ◽  
FIDEL A. SCHAPOSNIK ◽  
GIANNI TALLARITA

We present a gauged Lifshitz Lagrangian including second- and fourth-order spatial derivatives of the scalar field and a Chern–Simons term, and study nontrivial solutions of the classical equations of motion. While the coefficient β of the fourth-order term should be positive in order to guarantee positivity of the energy, the coefficient α of the quadratic one need not be. We investigate the parameter domains and find significant differences in the field behaviors. Apart from the usual vortex field behavior of the ordinary relativistic Chern–Simons–Higgs model, we find in certain parameter domains oscillatory solutions reminiscent of the modulated phases of Lifshitz systems.


2015 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-855
Author(s):  
D.P. Majumder ◽  
A.K. Dhar

Abstract A nonlinear spectral transport equation for the narrow band Gaussian random surface wave trains is derived from a fourth order nonlinear evolution equation, which is a good starting point for the study of nonlinear water waves. The effect of randomness on the stability of deep water capillary gravity waves in the presence of air flowing over water is investigated. The stability is then considered for an initial homogenous wave spectrum having a simple normal form to small oblique long wave length perturbations for a range of spectral widths. An expression for the growth rate of instability is obtained; in which a higher order contribution comes from the fourth order term in the evolution equation, which is responsible for wave induced mean flow. This higher order contribution produces a decrease in the growth rate. The growth rate of instability is found to decrease with the increase of spectral width and the instability disappears if the spectral width increases beyond a certain critical value, which is not influenced by the fourth order term in the evolution equation.


1993 ◽  
Vol 08 (01) ◽  
pp. 79-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. WEISS ◽  
R. ALKOFER ◽  
H. WEIGEL

Soliton solutions are studied as a generalization of the bosonized Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model with a fourth order term in the scalar meson field. Such an interaction arises in the context of a scale-invariant modification of the Nambu-Jona-Lasinio action, in which the scalar meson field is coupled to a scalar glueball field. It is shown that a fourth order term in the scalar meson field is crucial for the existence of stable solitons. We investigate the dependence of soliton properties on the scalar-glueball coupling.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (21) ◽  
pp. 2050219
Author(s):  
Liqin Zhang ◽  
Wen Xiu Ma ◽  
Yehui Huang

An extension of the KPII equation is studied. Adding a new fourth-order derivative term and some second-order derivative terms, we formulate an extended KPII equation. Different types of solutions of the extended equation are obtained by the Hirota bilinear method, and the presented solutions include soliton solutions, lump solutions and interaction solutions. Their dynamical behaviors are analyzed through plots.


2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Liqin Zhang ◽  
Wen-Xiu Ma ◽  
Yehui Huang

A nonlinear PDE combining with a new fourth-order term Dx2Dt2 is studied. Adding three new fourth-order derivative terms and some second-order derivative terms, we formulate a combined fourth-order nonlinear partial differential equation, which possesses a Hirota’s bilinear form. The class of lump solutions is constructed explicitly through Hirota’s bilinear method. Their dynamical behaviors are analyzed through plots.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiwoon Choi ◽  
Sang Hui Im ◽  
Hee Jung Kim ◽  
Hyeonseok Seong

Abstract We study the renormalization group running of axion couplings while taking into account that the Standard Model can be extended to its supersymmetric extension at a certain energy scale below the axion decay constant. We then apply our results to three different classes of axion models, i.e. KSVZ-like, DFSZ-like, and string-theoretic axions, and examine if string-theoretic axions can be distinguished from others by having a different pattern of low energy couplings to the photon, nucleons and electron. We find that the low energy couplings of string-theoretic axions have a similar pattern as those of KSVZ-like axions but yet reveal a sizable difference which might be testable in future axion search experiments. We also note that the coupling of KSVZ-like QCD axions to the electron is dominated by a three-loop contribution involving the exotic heavy quark, gluons, top quark and Higgs field.


2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (23) ◽  
pp. 2092001
Author(s):  
Liqin Zhang ◽  
Wen-Xiu Ma ◽  
Yehui Huang

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